Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 and V. 113, and FHL Film # 1655875, in September-October 2000.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 and V. 113, and FHL Film # 1655875, in September-October 2000.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 and V. 113, and FHL Film # 1655875, in September-October 2000.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
In September 2010, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the birth certificate of James Ingram Osmond from England, which stated that he was born on 19 December 1879 at: No.16, College Park, Exeter (in Devon), and that his father was John Gregory Osmond, a Retired Farmer, and that his mother was Amy Benmore Osmond "formerly Pentecost".
Research Note: On 2 July 1975, Miss. Roie Osmond of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote a letter to Olive Osmond of Utah, which letter stated: "My father James Ingram Osmond grew up in Auckland and went to the [Second] Boer War [that took place during 1899-1902 in South Africa] and returned and married, and he died on 17 May 1931 aged 52."
Research Note: On 2 July 1975, Miss. Roie Osmond of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote a letter to Olive Osmond of Utah, which letter stated: My mother Eva Gertrude Osmond died on 27 January 1969 aged 86-1/2".
Research Note: On 2 July 1975, Miss. Roie Osmond of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote a letter to Olive Osmond of Utah, which letter stated: "I am 64 years of age and was born in Auckland - I was an only child and never married and my closest living relations are my cousins."
The christening of John Gregory Osmond is listed in New Family Search.
In the 1861 Census, John Gregory Osmond is listed as being about 32 years old (born about 1829), born in Newton St. Cyres, Devon, a "Farmer [of] 260 acres [with] 8 labourers and 3 boys", and residing with his wife, Emma, in Newton St. Cyres, Devon, England.
In the 1871 Census, "John G. Osmond" is listed as being about 42 years old (born about 1829), born in Newton St. Cyres, Devon, a "Widower" who was "Farming 300 acres, employing seven labourers and one boy", and living with three of his children and several servants at: Hayne Barton, Newton St. Cyres, Devon.
The English birth certificates of his first three children lists John Gregory Osmond as either a "Farmer" or "Gentleman".
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the death certificate of John Gregory Osmond from New Zealand, which stated that he was died on 18 August 1888 at the age of about 59 years at Russell Street & Ponsonby in Auckland from ""deranged intellect - 2 years", that he was buried or cremated on 20 August 1888 in Waikumete, that his father was Edward Osmond and his mother was Sarah Rew, that he had lived for 9 years in New Zealand before he died (or arrived in New Zealand in about 1879), and that he was 35 years old when he married Harrick (also known as Harriet or Harrich) Poole.
The death of John Gregory Osmond is listed in the online New Zealand BMD, which states that his death was registered in 1888 when he was 59 years old (born about 1829).
Based on the birth dates and places of his two sons, Gregory Benmore Osmond and Herbert John Osmond, it appears that John Gregory Osmond and his wife, Amy Benmore Pentecost, emigrated from England to New Zealand sometime between 1877--when Mary Edith Osmond was born in England, and 1881--when Herbert was born in New Zealand.
Research Note: One of the contributors to information on John Gregory Osmond is listed in New Family Search as: "ofoganization1094831".
Research Note: On 2 July 1975, Miss. Roie Osmond of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote a letter to Olive Osmond of Utah, which letter stated:
"My grandfather John Gregory Osmond of Hayne, Devon, married Amy Benmore Penticost on 21 February 1872 in the Anglican Church of Littleham, Exmouth [Devon]. They lived at 'Spestos Grange', Grange Place, near Crediton, Devon. This was a country home, he was a farmer, and he bred pedigree hunting horses. My cousin visited this home in 1961 and took some photographs.
"It appears that John Gregory Osmond lived in the districts of Hayne [Devon], Newton St. Cyres [in Exeter, Devon], Bow [in Crediton, Devon] and near Crediton [Devon]. There were five children of this...marriage and my grandparents and their five children came to New Zealand - 1890/1891 [but should be 1880-1881], when my father [James Ingram Osmond] was about 2 years old, and settled in Auckland. John Gregory Osmond died in Auckland on 19 July 1888 [but his death certificate states that he died on 10 August 1888], aged 59. Amy Benmore Osmond died in Auckland on 13 June 1920 aged 72."
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Amy Benmore Pentecost from England, which stated that she was born on 23 May 1849 in Harcroft, Kenton (near Exeter), Devon, England, and that her father was John Pentecost, a Painter, and that her mother was Elizabeth Pentecost "formerly Benmore".
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the death certificate of Amy Benmore Osmond from New Zealand, which stated that she was died on 13 June 1920 at the age of about 71 years at Auckland Hospital from "Influenza and pneumonia" and "cardiac failure", and that she was a "Widow" when she died, that her husband had been John Gregory Osmond, that they had married when she was about 23 years old in Exmouth, England, and that she had lived in New Zealand for about 40 years prior to her death (or had arrived in New Zealand in about 1880).
The death of Amy Benmore Osmond is listed in the online New Zealand BMD, which states that her death was registered in 1920 when she was 71 years old (born about 1849).
Marriage Notes for John Gregory Osmond and Amy Benmore Pentecost-2015
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the marriage certificate of John Gregory Osmond and Amy Benmore Pentecost from England, which stated that they were married by License on 21 February 1872 in the parish church of Littleham and Exmouth in Devon, England, and that John Gregory Osmond was about 43 years old (born about 1829), a "Widower" and "Farmer" of Newton St. Cyres, and that his father was Edward Osmond, a Farmer and Land Agent; and that Amy Benmore Pentecost was about 22 years old (born about 1850), a Spinster of Exmouth, and that her father was John Pentecost, a Painter. The marriage was witnessed by Edward Osmond and George P. Benmore.
The marriage of John Gregory Osmond and Amy Benmore Pentecost is listed in the online UK FreeBMD.
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Harold Percival Osmond from New Zealand, which stated that he was born on 22 November 1886 at Rata Street Ponsonby, Auckland; and that his father was John Gregory Osmond, age 57 years who was born in Devon, England, and that his mother was Amy Benmore Pentecost, age 37 years who was born in Devon, England.
In September 2009, the Osmond Family Organization obtained a copy of the death certificate of Harold Percival Osmond from New Zealand, which stated that he died on 2 March 1887 of "General Debility" at Rata Street Ponsonby, Auckland, when he was about "14 weeks" old when he died, and that he was buried or cremated on 4 March 1887 in Waikumete, Auckland, and that his father was John Gregory Osmond, and that his mother was Amy Benmore Pentecoste.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
Ethel M. Brough extracted these names and dates from the Winwick Parish Record, FHL Books # 942.72, K29pr, V. 109 (1563-1620) and V. 113 (1621-1660) in December 2002.
The christening of "Thomas Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2), which states that he was christened on 3 February 1811 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary his wife" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In May 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained the death certificate of Thomas Booth from England, which stated that Thomas Booth died on 21 April 1838 at Great Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, at the age of 27, and that he was a "Weaver" who died from "Inflamatory Fever". The informant listed on his death certificate was "John Booth in attendance [of] Bridge Street."
Burial Date and Place: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "I checked the burial [entries in the Parish Register of St. Mary's Church Birch] of Thomas Booth who was found as...: Thomas Booth of Bolton buried 24 April 1838 aged 27 yrs."
On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birch.... The church [which was demolished sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Going through the gate post on your left hand side there was a big gravestone in a light brown granite stone and a tree at the back [and] there was a path of flat stones all covered up with dried soil and rubbish [but] this is where I found the first [flat stone that read]: 'Here resteth the body of John Booth who departed this life April 10 1843 aged 57 yrs, Also Thomas the son of John & Mary Booth who departed this life April 21st 1838 aged 27 yrs, Mary Ann their daughter July 22nd 1841 aged 17 yrs, Margaret their daughter October 25th 1843 aged 28yrs.' It was not until we [arrived] home and checked my details that I realised that the year of John's death should have been 1845 [but] the stone was very bad to read in places and we had to scrape the dirt away with sticks and trace our fingers around the letter and numbers but I feel this is the correct grave [for John Booth] as the other details all match up."
March 2011 RESEARCH NOTE: In March 2011, Ethel M. Brough found the Monumental Inscription of John Booth and three of their children in the records of "St. Marys Birch Middleton Manchester Monumental Inscriptions" (FHL Film # 1544504, Item #3), which reads as follows: "Here resteth the body of John Booth who departed this life April 10th 1845 aged 57 years. Thomas the son of John and Mary Booth who departed this life April 21st 1838 aged 27 years, Mary Ann their daughter who departed this life July 22nd 1841 aged 17 years. Margaret their daughter who departed this life October 25th 1843 aged 28 years."
The christening of Mary Ashworth is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program).
Marriage Notes for Thomas Booth and Mary Ashworth-334
The marriage of Thomas Booth and Mary Ashworth was by "Banns" and the entry in the Middleton Bishop's Transcript (FHL Film # 1545701) states that it took place on 15 Nov 1830 and that Thomas Booth was a "Weaver" and Mary Ashworth was a "Spinster" and that the witnesses were James Whitehead and Richard Kenyon.
In April 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained from England a copy of the death certificate of James Taylor, which stated that he was 48 years old (born about 1806) when he died on 11 February 1854 of "Acute Rheumatism [of] 10 days [and] Endocarditis [of] 2 days certified" at Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire, and that he was a Silk Weaver.
In the 1841 Census, the family of James Taylor is identified as follows:
James Taylor, age 35, Silk Weaver (born 1802-1806, living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire)
Elizabeth, age 30
Mary, age 10
William, age 9
Joseph, age 3In the 1851 Census, James Taylor is listed as being about 45 years old (born about 1806), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
Research Note: The 1861 Census lists the four children of James Taylor as residing together in Langley Lane: William Joseph, Elizabeth and Ann.
Research Note: Preliminary research suggests that James Taylor may have been christened on 3 October 1805 in Middleton and that he was the son of Joseph Taylor and Mary.
The christening of "Elizabeth Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #2), which states that she was christened on 7 September 1809 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that her parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Little Heaton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In April 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained from England a copy of the death certificate of Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor, which stated that she was 47 years old (born about 1800) when she died on 13 March 1856 of "Consumption certified" at Langley, Middleton, Lancashire, and that she was the "Widow of James Taylor [a] Silk Weaver".
Christening for Elizabeth Booth can be found in the Bishops Transcript Record for Middleton (FHL Film # 1545699).
In the 1841 Census, Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor is listed as being about 30 years old (born about 1807-1811).
In the 1851 Census, Elizabeth (Booth) Taylor is listed as being about 41 years old (born about 1810), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
Marriage Notes for James Taylor and Elizabeth Booth-345
Marriage located by Ethel M. Brough in February 2005, in the FHL Film #1545701, which reads: "James Taylor, weaver, Elizabeth Booth, spinster, this parish, in church, Banns, 21 March [1830]."
The christening of Mary Ann Taylor is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1841 Census, Mary Taylor is listed as being about 10 years old (born about 1831).
In the 1841 Census, William Taylor is listed as being about 9 years old (born about 1832).
In the 1851 Census, William Taylor is listed as being about 19 years old (born about 1832), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
In the 1861 Census, William Taylor is listed as being about 29 years old (born about 1832), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Handloom Weaver."
In the 1841 Census, Joseph Taylor is listed as being about 3 years old (born about 1838).
In the 1851 Census, Joseph Taylor is listed as being about 13 years old (born about 1838), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Hand Loom Weaver [of] Silk."
In the 1861 Census, Joseph Taylor is listed as being about 23 years old (born about 1838), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Handloom Weaver."
In the 1851 Census, Elizabeth Taylor is listed as being about 6 years old (born about 1845) and born in Middleton, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Elizabeth Taylor is listed as being about 16 years old (born about 1845), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Cotton Weaver".
In 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Ann Taylor from England. It stated that Ann Taylor was born on 2 August 1848 in Langley, Middleton, Lancashire, and that her parents were James Taylor, a Silk Weaver of Langley, and "Elizabeth Taylor formerly Booth".
In the 1851 Census, Ann Taylor is listed as being about 2 years old (born about 1849) and born in Middleton, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Ann Taylor is listed as being about 12 years old (born about 1849), born in Middleton, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Handloom Weaver."
The christening of "David Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545700, Item #3), which states that he was christened on 22 February 1826 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Middleton" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1851 Census, "David Booth" is listed as being 25 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, Lancashire, unmarried and working as a "Silk Weaver", and residing with his widowed mother, Mary Booth (age 62), and two brothers (John Booth--age 34, and Joseph Booth--age 23), at: New Gap, Hopwood, Lancashire, England.
In the 1861 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 36 years old (born about 1825), unmarried, living at Langley Lane, Hopwood, Lancashire, and working as a "Silk Weaver."
In the 1881 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 55 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, married to a "Martha" (with no children listed), and working as a "Silk Weaver".
In the 1891 Census, David Booth is listed as being about 65 years old (born about 1826), born in Middleton, married to a "Martha" (with no children listed) and working as a "Silk Weaver".
The death of "David Booth" is listed in the online GRO Index and FreeBMD, which combined states that his death was registered in April-June 1897 in Bolton district, Lancashire, and that he died when he was "72" years old (born about 1825).
The christening of Martha (Matty) Croston is listed in the IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program).
In the 1881 Census, Martha is listed as being about 56 years old (born about 1825), born in Westhoughton, married to David Booth (with no children), and working as a "Silk Weaver".
In the 1891 Census, Martha is listed as being about 66 years old (born about 1825), born in Westhoughton, and married to David Booth (with no children).
Marriage Notes for David Booth and Martha Croston-378
In January 2008, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the marriage certificate of David Booth and Martha Croston, which stated that the marriage was by Banns and took place on 2 January 1871 in St. John's church, Wingates, Lancashire; that David Booth was 44 years old (born about 1827), a Bachelor and Silkweaver, and that his father was John Booth, a Hatter; and that Martha Croston, was 46 years old (born about 1825), a Spinster, and that her father was Thomas Croston, a Weaver.
The online FreeBMD lists the marriage of David Booth and Martha Croston as being registered during the January-March quarter of 1871 in the district of Bolton, Lancashire, England.
The christening of "Reuben Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #3), which states that he was christened on 25 April 1819 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Unsworth" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1841 Census, the family of Reuben Booth is identified as:
Reuben Booth, age 20, Tailor (born about 1817-1821, and living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire)
Ann, age 25
Sarah, age 6 monthsIn the 1851 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 32 years old (born about 1819), born in Unsworth, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor."
In the 1861 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 42 years old (born about 1819), born in Pillington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor."
In the 1881 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 62 years old (born about 1819), born in Pilkington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor" in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire.
Burial Date and Place of Reuben Booth: In August 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout of Manchester, England, stated the following: "Walking back to the front gate post [in St. Mary's, Birch, graveyard] and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: 'In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birch who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks.' I checked the burial [entries in the Parish Register of St. Mary's Church Birch, and] found...Reuben Booth of Birch buried 12th January 1884 aged 64yrs."
The christening of Ann Whalley is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1841 Census, Ann is listed as being about 25 years old (born about 1812-1816) and living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire.
In the 1851 Census, Ann is listed as being about 40 years old (born about 1811) and born in Carlton Dicken, Yorkshire.
In the 1861 Census, Ann is listed as being about 50 years old (born about 1811) and born in Skipton, Yorkshire.
Date and Place of Death: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birth.... The church [which was demolisted sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the former churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Walking back to the front gate post and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: "In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birth who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks."
On August 3, 2014, Alison Brough Allred personally St. Mary's church graveyard at Langley Lane in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England, and found the gravestone of "Ann", which read: "In Memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birch who died Mar 11th 1866 aged 54 years. Also Mary their daughter who died June (?) 1866 aged 17 years. Also Oliver their son who died Jan 26th 1871 aged 19 weeks."
Marriage Notes for Reuben Booth and Ann Whalley-366
This marriage is listed in the parish record for St. James, Ashworth, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545704), and reads as follows: "13 Jan 1840, Reuben Booth, minor bach. tailor residing in township of Middleton; father John Booth farmer, Ann Whalley of full age spin. servant, father Nathaniel Whalley, attorney at law. Married in chapel of Ashworth according to rites of the Established Church after Banns."
The christening of Sarah Ann Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1841 Census, Sarah Booth is listed as being about "6 months" old (born about 1841), and living with her parents in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire.
In the 1851 Census, Sarah A. Booth is listed as being about 10 years old (born about 1841) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Sarah A. Booth is listed as being about 19 years old (born about 1842), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Factory worker."
In the 1851 Census, Thomas Booth is listed as being about 7 years old (born about 1844) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Thomas Booth is listed as being about 17 years old (born about 1844), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Tailor."
In August 2007, Ethel M. Brough obtained a copy of the birth certificate of Reubin Booth from England, which stated that Reubin Booth was born on 11 February 1846 in Birch in Hopwood, Heywood, Lancashire, and that his father was Reubin Booth, a Tailor, and his mother was "Ann Booth formerly Whalley".
The christening of Reuben Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index as have taken place on 10 February 1846.
In the 1851 Census, Reuben Booth--who was mistakenly written down as Robert Booth by the census recorder--is listed as being about 5 years old (born about 1846) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Reuben (Ruben) Booth is listed as being about 15 years old (born about 1846), born in Hopwood, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor."
Date and Place of Death: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birth.... The church [which was demolisted sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the former churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... [At the] bottom of [the] hill in front of a tree...[a] stone was upright and although it should [have been] easy to read in fact it was not [as] the sun was shining on it [but] when we moved back slightly we could see the words but could not make out what it read. Eventually after my husband [sat on the ground and] trac[ed] his fingers through the groves [on the gravestone] we were able to discover what it said: 'In Remembrance of Reuben Booth Sergent Master Tailor 2nd Battalion ?4th Regiment late of the 68th Beloved son of Reuben & Ann Booth of this village who died at Lucknow East India December 5th 1879 aged 33yrs.'"
On August 3, 2014, Alison Brough Allred personally St. Mary's church graveyard at Langley Lane in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire, England, and found the gravestone of "Reuben Booth, which read: ""In affectionate remembrance of Reuben Booth Sergeant Master Tailor 2nd Battalion 14th Regiment late of the 68th Beloved son of Reuben and Ann Booth of this village who died at Lucknow East Indian Dec 5th 1879 aged 33 years. In the midst of life we are in death".
The christening of Mary Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1851 Census, Mary Booth is listed as being about 1 year old (born about 1850) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire.
In the 1861 Census, Mary Booth is listed as being about 11 years old (born about 1850), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Factory worker."
Kathryn Stout obtained the burial of Mary Booth in July 2007. At the time of Mary Booth's burial she was "aged 16".
Date and Place of Death: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birth.... The church [which was demolisted sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the former churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Walking back to the front gate post and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: "In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birth who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks."
The birth William Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1861 Census, William Booth is listed as being about 9 years old (born about 1852), born in Hopwood, and working as a "Factory worker."
The christening of John Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
In the 1861 Census, John Booth is listed as being about 4 years old (born about 1857) and born in Hopwood, Lancashire.
The christening of "Reuben Booth" is listed in the Bishop's Transcripts of St. Leonard, Middleton, Lancashire (FHL Film # 1545699, Item #3), which states that he was christened on 25 April 1819 in St. Leonard, Middleton, and that his parents were "John Booth" and "Mary" of "Unsworth" and that John Booth was a "Hatter".
In the 1841 Census, the family of Reuben Booth is identified as:
Reuben Booth, age 20, Tailor (born about 1817-1821, and living in Langley Lane, Middleton, Lancashire)
Ann, age 25
Sarah, age 6 monthsIn the 1851 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 32 years old (born about 1819), born in Unsworth, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor."
In the 1861 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 42 years old (born about 1819), born in Pillington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor."
In the 1881 Census, Reuben Booth is listed as being about 62 years old (born about 1819), born in Pilkington, Lancashire, and working as a "Tailor" in Birch, Hopwood, Lancashire.
Burial Date and Place of Reuben Booth: In August 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout of Manchester, England, stated the following: "Walking back to the front gate post [in St. Mary's, Birch, graveyard] and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: 'In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birch who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks.' I checked the burial [entries in the Parish Register of St. Mary's Church Birch, and] found...Reuben Booth of Birch buried 12th January 1884 aged 64yrs."
In the 1881 Census, Sarah Owen is listed as being about 52 years old (born about 1829) and born in Oldham, Lancashire.
Marriage Notes for Reuben Booth and Sarah Owen-361
This marriage was obtained by Kathryn Stout in July 2007 from St. Mary's parish records, and read as follows: "Ann wife of Reuben Booth 48 yrs widower of Birch a tailor, father John Booth deceased, and Sarah Owen 40 years a spinster of Siddale in Birch, father Thomas Owen deceased, were married after Banns 27 Sept 1867."
The marriage of Reuben Booth and Sarah Owen is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
The birth of Oliver Booth is listed in the online FreeBMD.
The christening of Oliver Booth is listed in the IGI and LDS Ordinance Index.
Kathryn Stout obtained the burial of Oliver Booth in July 2007. At the time of Oliver Booth's burial, he was "aged 19 weeks".
Date and Place of Death: On August 26, 2007, Mrs. Kathryn Stout, a British genealogist living in Manchester, England (372 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY, England), emailed the following information to Ethel M. Brough: "A few weeks ago my husband and I went to [visit] the church of St. Mary's Birth.... The church [which was demolisted sometime in 1963 because it was unsafe] used to stand on Langley Lane at the junction of Manchester Road [in] Middleton.... I was amazed to find the gravestones still standing [in the former churchyard] but most of them had sunk into the earth and the churchyard was very overgrown and had not been touched for many years.... Walking back to the front gate post and then walking directly in front on the flat stones we [found the following gravestone inscription]: "In memory of Ann the wife of Reuben Booth of Birth who died November 11th 1866 aged 54 yrs, Also Mary their daughter who died June 9th 1866 aged 17 yrs, Be ye also ready, Also Oliver their son who died January 26 1871 aged 19 weeks."